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Citi Field

New York Islanders Look Into Building New Hockey Arena Next to Citi Field

6:30 am on July 25, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The owners of the New York Islanders – Scott Malkin and Jonathan Ledecky – have reportedly been in talks for the past few months with the owners of the New York Mets – Sterling Equities – to build a new hockey arena adjacent to Citi Field, in Willets Point, Queens. The New York Islanders aren’t fond of their current home at Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, after negotiations failed to address some issues with the venue, like poor ice quality and seats with obstructed views, Bloomberg reported. Oak View Group has been tasked with consulting duties. It’s unclear where the new hockey arena would go, but the likely location would be immeadiately to the west of Citi Field where a parking lot exists. The location would be easily accessible to the Mets-Willets Point Station on the 7 train and the Long Island Rail Road.

120 Water Street

Reveal for 24-Story, 122-Key Hotel Indigo at 120 Water Street, Financial District

6:00 am on July 25, 2016 By Reid Wilson

A rendering has been revealed of the 24-story, 122-key Hotel Indigo planned at 120 Water Street, in the Financial District, by the Commercial Observer. The new building will encompass 51,600 square feet and guest amenities will include a fitness center, a restaurant & bar on the ground floor, a rooftop bar & lounge on the top floor, and bike storage space in the cellar. The hotel rooms should average 360 square feet apiece. Long Island-based Atlas Hospitality is the developer and Gene Kaufman’s SoHo-based architectural firm is the architect of record. Since YIMBY’s report on the planned hotel in December of 2014, the project has shrunk from 31 stories and 150 rooms to 24 stories and 122 rooms. The project also has a different developer and architect. The 36-foot-wide, 2,877-square-foot assemblage is currently occupied by four- and five-story mixed-use buildings. Demolition permits were filed in November of 2015. Completion of the new hotel is scheduled for the spring of 2018.

86-01 Range Street

Two-Story, Two-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed At 86-01 Range Street, Queens Village

3:00 pm on July 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Syed S. Hassan has filed applications for a two-story, two-unit mixed-use building at 86-01 Range Street, located on the corner of Hillside Avenue in the Ballaire section of Queens Village. The structure will measure 6,278 square feet. It will host 1,860 square feet of medical offices on the ground floor, followed by two residential units on the second floor. The units should average 930 square feet apiece, indicative of family-sized configurations. There will also be three off-street parking spaces, one of which will be housed in a 280-square-foot garage. Nasir J. Khanzada is the applicant of record. The 50-foot-wide, 5,000-square-foot property is currently occupied by a two-story, single-family house. Demolition permits were filed in last December.

149-45 17th Road

Twin Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 149-45 17th Road, Whitestone

2:00 pm on July 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

South Richmond Hill-based property owner Peter Pavlou has filed applications for two two-story, two-family houses at 149-45 – 149-47 17th Road, in Whitestone. They will each measure 3,101 square feet. Across both, the full-floor residential units should average 899 square feet. There will also be a total of four off-street parking spaces, two of which will be housed in 308-square-foot garages. Whitestone-based Platonic Solids Architecture is the architect of record. The 60-foot-wide, 6,000-square-foot site’s former two-story predecessor, a single-family home, was demolished in June. The property was subdivided into two tax lots in May.

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